[IRCA] AM BCB DX……..Some AURORA LOGS & Good WEST Conditions

[Robert Ross <va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys:

 Here is my AM-BCB report for the Last week or so. 7 NEW STNS Logged and a few Good AURORA Openings as well. The AM BCB seems to be improving quickly this Season, and has produced some great Conditions to the West and South.



RECEIVER is………… ELAD FDM-S2 SDR

ANTENNA is…………WELLBROOK ALA-1530LNP  Imperium Loop

AM BCB TOTALS are now………………       2,030  Stations Heard



73……ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA


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650  XETNT  Radio Sesenta Cinco  Los Mochis, Sinaloa MEXICO  Sept/18/17  0658 EDT  SS   VG
Mexican Tuba Music @ 0658-0700 EDT. Male DJ with ID @ 0700 as "Radio Sesenta Cinco
Presente - Buenos Dias Yardaros/LLARDAROS??? (Not sure of spelling of last word??) Mentions of
Mexico and Sinaloa. Rooster Crow @ 0701. Female Spoke SS @ 0701. Into Lively Mexican
Music with male Vocals.
No Sign of WSM Nashville!!

NEW STN               1965 Miles                 5/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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710  KEEL  Shreveport, LOUISIANA  Sept/10/17  0700 EDT     EE     FAIR
Male DJ with ID @ 0700 EDT as "Breaking News and ??? Talk - This is 101.7 FM
and 710 AM KEEL - Shreveport". Into News @ 0700. Then mixing with a Station
playing the Mexican Nat'l Anthem.

NEW STN             AURORA             50/5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1140  KHFX  Cleburne, TEXAS  Sept/11/17  0658 EDT     SPANISH       GOOD
Spanish Christian Music 0658-0700 EDT. Male DJ with ID @ 0700 in EE and SS as
"This is KHFX 1140 Am Cleburne/Ft. Worth, Texas, and Este Es KHFX 1140 AM 
Cleburne/Ft. Worth, Texas". Into more SS Christian Music.

NEW STN            AURORA         5 kW/710 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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940  KIXZ  Amarillo, TEXAS  Sept/12/17  0658 EDT    EE    GOOD
Male DJ with "TSN News" (Texas State News???) @ 0658-0700 EDT.
Male DJ with ID @ 0700 as "We are 940 AM KIXZ - Amarillo, A Town Square Media
Station". Into more "TSN News?? @ 0700 EDT.

Not sure if AURORA or just good Conditions to Texas???

NEW STN             5/1 kW       
ROSS, ON.
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960  KGWA  Enid, OKLAHOMA  Sept/12/17  0659 EDT         EE     VG
All alone on the Frequency!! Ad for "Quicken Loans" @ 0659 EDT. ID by Male DJ @ 0700 EDT
as "Since 1950 - You or someone you know listens to what we have to say - Newstalk 960 - 
KGWA Enid". Into FOX News @ 0700-0702 EDT. Ads @ 0702 to end of Recording.
Pretty strong for a 1 kW Station!

NEW STN                1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1030  KFAY  Farmington, ARKANSAS  Sept/12/17  0659 EDT      EE    GOOD
All alone on the Frequency!! Ads @ 0659 EDT. ID by Male DJ @ 0700 EDT as
"News Talk 1030 KFAY - Farmington/Fayetteville, a Cumulus Station".
Into News @ 0700.

NEW STN               6/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1590  WRCY  Mount Vernon, INDIANA  Sept/15/17  0559 EDT     EE    GOOD
Local Wx @ 0559 EDT. ID by Male DJ @ 0600 as "That's the Forecast from FOX
SPORTS Evansville". ID also as "FOX SPORTS RADIO 1590 is WRCY Mount Vernon - An 
Original Company Radio Station". Into Fox Sports Talk.

NEW STN                 500/35 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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800  PJB TWR  Kralendijk Bonaire, NETH. ANTILLES  Sept/10/17  2259 EDT  SS   FAIR
Instrumental Music into ID by Female @ 2300 EDT as "Radio Transmundial". 
Into Spanish Religious Talk.

RELOG             AURORA          100 kW
ROSS, ON.
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730  XEX  W Deportes  Mexico City, MEXICO  Sept/11/17    0059 EDT    SS     VG
Male and Female with Sports Talk in Spanish. Into ID @ 0100 EDT as "W Deportes". 
Sports promos.. Mexican Nat'l Anthem with Vocals @ 0100-02. ID as "W Deportes"
@ 0102.

RELOG             AURORA            60/100 kW
ROSS, ON.
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940  XEQ  Ke Buena  Mexico City, MEXICO  Sept/10/17  2257 EDT    SS     GOOD
Spanish Pop Music. Jingles and ID @ 2300 EDT. "La Capital 940 Khz".  "Ke Buena".
Mentions of Mexico. Into more Spanish Vocal Music.

RELOG              AURORA           30 kW
ROSS, ON.
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960  WERC  Birmingham, ALABAMA  Sept/10/17  2300 EDT          EE      VG
Male DJ with ID @ 2300 EDT as "This is news Radio 105.5 WERC Birmingham,
WERC-AM, An I-Heart Radio Station". Into News and Talk about Hurricane Irma.

RELOG                AURORA            5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1130  KWKH  Shreveport, LOUISIANA  Sept/11/17  0659 EDT      EE    FAIR
Male DJ with Local Weather @ 0659 EDT. ID by Male DJ as "1130 KWKH-AM,
The home of LSU Sports is THE TIGER". Into Football talk.

RELOG          AURORA             50 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1550  WIRV  Irvine, KENTUCKY  Sept/12/17  2057 EDT     EE    FAIR
Oldies Music. ID as "V-99.3 WIRV - Irvine" @ 2100 EDT.
Into more Oldies Music.

RELOG          1 kW/5 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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1160  KSL  Salt Lake City, UTAH  Sept/12/17  -659 EDT    EE     FAIR
Ads @ 0659 EDT. ID as "KSL - News Radio" and "KSL News Time is 0500 - This is
Utah's Morning News".

RELOG              50 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1030   KTWO  Casper, WYOMING  Sept/17/17  0700 EDT       EE   FAIR
Mixing with WWBG - Indian Head, MD and WUFL Sterling Hts, MI.
Female with ID and Pgm Promo @ 0700 EDT as "At 5 PM right here on the K-TWO
???? Something???" (Couldn't make out that word???.)

Haven't heard this one in Years!!

RELOG                       50 kW
ROSS, ON.
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800  KQCV  Oklahoma City, OKLAHOMA  Sept/18/17  0659 EDT    EE    VG
BOTT Radio Promo @ 0659. ID as "The Bott Radio network". Female DJ with
"First Alert Weather" for various Oklahoma locations. Mix with CKLW Windsor.

RELOG           2.5/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1570 XERF  Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, MEXICO  Sept/19/17  0659 EDT  SS    FAIR
Male and female with Spanish Talk and ID as "XERF - 1570 AM". Mention of
Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. Into Long Version of the Mexican Anthem with Vocals
from 0659-0703 (End of Recording).

Not heard in a Long time!

RELOG                100 kW
ROSS, On.
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610  KCSP  Kansas City, MISSOURI  Sept/19/17  0659 EDT      EE     FAIR
FOX Sports Talk. ID as "Here on 610 Sports Radio". Into more Sports Talk.
Mentions of KC.

RELOG                5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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590  KXSP  Omaha, NEBRASKA  Sept/19/17  0658 EDT     EE    GOOD
Sports Talk Promo. ID as "You're listening to AM 590 - ESPN OMAHA".
Into Mike & Mike Show on ESPN.

RELOG              5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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